Unpaid Wage Cases in Duarte, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $331K in back wages owed to 269 workers by Duarte employers, in 16 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 93% of it. The industry with the most back wages is nursing care facilities.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 0 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Monrovia Convalescent Hospital 1220 E. Huntington Dr.
$77,661 in back wages to 44 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jul 2003–Jul 2005
Titanium, LLC 1808 Evergreen Street
$60,321 in back wages to 27 workers
Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) · period investigated Apr 2017–Apr 2019
Bliss Canyon Investment 99 Bliss Canyon Road
$38,978 in back wages to 11 workers
Horses and Other Equine Production · period investigated Nov 2013–Dec 2015
Royal Terrace Health Care 1340 Highland Avenue
$34,785 in back wages to 29 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Mar 2003–Jul 2005
Monarca Landscape Inc 2222 Wesley Grove
$34,364 in back wages to 8 workers
Landscape Architectural Services · period investigated Sep 2023–Sep 2025 · repeat violator: R
Monrovia Convalescent Hospital 1220 E. Huntington Dr.
$34,236 in back wages to 62 workers · $13,640 in penalties
Local Nursing Homes · period investigated Jul 2005–Jan 2007 · repeat violator: R
Event Guard Services 1823 Business Center Drive
$17,594 in back wages to 61 workers
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated Nov 2013–Dec 2013
Cabrera's Mexican Cuisine - Duarte 1856 Hunington Drive
$14,227 in back wages to 9 workers · 1 child labor violation
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2015–Jul 2017
Travelodge Duarte Inn 1200 E. Huntington Dr.
$5,213 in back wages to 1 worker · $308 in penalties
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Aug 2010–Aug 2013 · repeat violator: W
Sew Forth Inc. 2350 Central Avenue
$4,960 in back wages to 1 worker
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · period investigated Sep 2020–Feb 2021
Most recent cases
Monarca Landscape Inc period ending Sep 2025
$34,364 in back wages to 8 workers · Landscape Architectural Services
City of Hope National Medical Center period ending Apr 2025
3 violations, no back wages · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Sew Forth Inc. period ending Feb 2021
$4,960 in back wages to 1 worker · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
Sew Forth period ending Nov 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
Green Earth Landscapes And Tree Service Inc period ending Jul 2020
$1,809 in back wages to 1 worker · Landscaping Services
Titanium, LLC period ending Apr 2019
$60,321 in back wages to 27 workers · Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
Clayton Cottage period ending Apr 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped
Cabrera's Mexican Cuisine - Duarte period ending Jul 2017
$14,227 in back wages to 9 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Sew Forth period ending Mar 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Shirt (except Work Shirt) Manufacturing
Bliss Canyon Investment period ending Dec 2015
$38,978 in back wages to 11 workers · Horses and Other Equine Production
La Simpatia Meat Market period ending Mar 2015
$405 in back wages to 2 workers · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Frits Hong & Grace Swee Haw Lie (Duarte Inn) period ending Dec 2014
$1,640 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Event Guard Services period ending Dec 2013
$17,594 in back wages to 61 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Travelodge Duarte Inn period ending Aug 2013
$5,213 in back wages to 1 worker · $308 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Papa John's period ending Jul 2012
$932 in back wages to 5 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Senor Fish period ending Jan 2012
$3,269 in back wages to 6 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Monrovia Convalescent Hospital period ending Jan 2007
$34,236 in back wages to 62 workers · $13,640 in penalties · Local Nursing Homes
Royal Terrace Health Care period ending Jul 2005
$34,785 in back wages to 29 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Monrovia Convalescent Hospital period ending Jul 2005
$77,661 in back wages to 44 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Exclusive Coatings, Inc. period ending Sep 2003
$223 in back wages to 1 worker · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
If you weren't paid what you're owed
Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
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